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Scarecrow said:
Mariota’s athleticism is drastically overblown
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No, you must have forgotten about that time when Mariota was scrambling out of the pocket, there were no open receivers anywhere on the field. He looked, found the target he was looking for, threw the hardest pass he could muster (.7mph) hit his target square in the forehead forcing a ricochet right to where he was running. Scooped it up and scored the TD...

When you can intentionally do something like that your athleticism knows no bounds.
 
Scarecrow said:
Mariota’s athleticism is drastically overblown
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I don’t know about that, but Mariota seemingly had zero ability to extend plays outside of the pocket or throw on the run. All of that stuff he was billed as coming out. I don’t know if that’s because his athleticism was over blown, or because the team drilled into his head to be a prototypical pocket passer. Either way, he did none of that stuff.

It’s stuff we’re seeing Tannehill do on a weekly basis. Crazy.
 
The second I watched Tannehill on this team, I knew Mary was done. His pocket presence alone was worlds better. Mariota just isn’t a true NFL QB. If he goes to a team and somehow changes that stance, god bless him and that team. 5 years in and the dude keeps regressing. Sad state of affairs.
 
Scarecrow said:
Ok?

what’s the combine have to do with NFL games?
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It is a formal an unbiased measure of athleticism. Go back and look at the results. His 4.48 forty was by far the fastest qb time,- Watson ran a 4.67 the next yr,. He also won all the shuttles and the verticle jump,. His 56 mph velocity was 2nd out of 14 I believe. Don't get me wrong, tannehill deserves to be under center but lets not act like Mariota is not athletic. Atbat ,6'4" 225 those are amazing numbers. Mariotas 40 was faster than Derrick Henry's. I'd say use his athletic ability a few plays each game. He's not our future qb, so if he gets hurt it's not the end of the world.
 
Imo, the key play to look at is the pass play. The d didn't really know what to think, they were thinking it was a trick play, but it was a simple slant. No pressure and tanney just stood there, hardly moved. I think it's a wrinkle that can be used, not often at all, but used.
 
615nick said:
Imo, the key play to look at is the pass play. The d didn't really know what to think, they were thinking it was a trick play, but it was a simple slant. No pressure and tanney just stood there, hardly moved. I think it's a wrinkle that can be used, not often at all, but used.
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exactly....if I was a defender I would be thinking that a zone read running play was coming when I saw MM in at QB...instead an easy 24 yd completion....so if we see it again my expectation would be that we would actually run the zone read or run Marcus on a qb run with Henry as an extra blocker...the reason you put Tanny at WR Is to keep him out of harms way running the ball...we need to control the clock just like the Ratbirds did...if a “gimmick” play can keep the chains moving on the ground and keep Tanny safe then I’m all for it...

people also need to remember that when we beat the Pats last year MM was 18 of 24 passing
 
520 said:
And in the end IT DIDNT MATTER watson looks 100x more athletic in games.


So basically what were finding out is mary is incapable of being athletic and thinking simultaneously
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It always surprised me for a "mobile" QB, he could never make the scramble plays like Wilson/Watson/Mahomes etc.
 
520 said:
And in the end IT DIDNT MATTER watson looks 100x more athletic in games.


So basically what were finding out is mary is incapable of being athletic and thinking simultaneously
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Measurables dont lie neither do stopwatches and laser timers. And remember watson or lamar jackson couldnt throw out of 40s. MM8s trouble was confidence and thought process. Oh and for the record, his wonderlic score was highest in his group as well. His 87 yard touchdown run proved he can be very dangerous in the open field. Line him up as receiver for. New wrinkle. He can catch
 
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